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ATHENS, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- A moderate earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale jolted Athens on Monday, according to the Greek Geodynamic Institute which revised downwards preliminary estimates. No injuries or material damages have be

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Moderate earthquake jolts AthensTue, 16 Jan 2018 00:09:00 +0100.
ATHENS, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- A moderate earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale jolted Athens on Monday, according to the Greek Geodynamic Institute which revised downwards preliminary estimates. No injuries or material damages have been reported, according to the Fire Service. The epicenter of the 4.

The Ministry for Civil Defence and Emergency Management (MCDEM) is "confident" no false alerts will be sent by its new emergency mobile alert system. On Sunday a wave of panic was sparked in Hawaii after the wrong button was pushed on the U

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Civil Defence 'confident' in emergency mobile alert system safeguardsMon, 15 Jan 2018 23:51:00 +0100.
The Ministry for Civil Defence and Emergency Management (MCDEM) is "confident" no false alerts will be sent by its new emergency mobile alert system. On Sunday a wave of panic was sparked in Hawaii after the wrong button was pushed on the US emergency text alert system, issuing a false alarm stating: "BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII.

jolted Athens today, the national observatory and experts said.
The quake had a depth of just five kilometres and an epicentre 24 kilometres northeast of the Greek capital.
It was followed by weaker aftershocks, the observatory said. "The

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4.4-magnitude quake jolts AthensMon, 15 Jan 2018 23:25:00 +0100.
jolted Athens today, the national observatory and experts said.
The quake had a depth of just five kilometres and an epicentre 24 kilometres northeast of the Greek capital.
It was followed by weaker aftershocks, the observatory said. "The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was felt across the capital and as....

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